Shishito Peppers

November 23rd, 2011 by Erin Gennow

Shishito Peppers

Shishito Peppers

Last month at the Farmers’ Market I spotted a basket of small, green, slightly wrinkled and bumpy peppers. I was told to quickly fry and salt them, and eat them right off the stem as an appetizer. This little peppers are not hot, but pack a wallop of a green pepper flavor. Not bitter, just very flavorful.
Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Serving Size: 4-6 appetizers or sides

Ingredients

1 pint Shishito peppers

1 tablespoon olive oil or butter

Sea salt

Process

Rinse and dry the Shishito peppers.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

When the oil shimmers, add in the peppers.

Cook for a couple minutes, flipping or stirring the peppers occasionally until brown and blistered in places.